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Castiglion Fiorentino Travel Blog

Everyone said that three months would go by fastâ€¦everyone was right!As I write this, Iâ€™m about 6 hours away from leaving school.Words cannot describe how weird this all is.Trying to recap everything is really hard.I really donâ€™t know how to feel actuallyâ€¦I feel torn down the middle in a way, torn between the excitement of going home and the sadness of leaving.It truly seems like we were just at OntarioAirport saying, â€śI canâ€™t believe weâ€™re doing this!â€ť and just like that, weâ€™re done.Iâ€™m not that good at all this reflection type stuff, but I do know for sure that these past three months have been amazing and Iâ€™ve enjoyed every minute Iâ€™ve spent here.Iâ€™ve learned so much during my time hereâ€¦about myself, my future, others and of course, a little about landscape architecture!I told myself that I would make the most of my time here because Iâ€™ll never have this opportunity or experience again in my lifeâ€¦I feel like I did make the most of my time and more! This has been such a life changing experience...one that I will cherish and never forget for the rest of my life.

Iâ€™ve been able to spend three months with some of the coolest people Iâ€™ve ever known.Iâ€™ve appreciated all the times that Iâ€™ve been able to spend with everyone, all the talks weâ€™ve had, all the laughs weâ€™ve shared.Iâ€™m going to miss this experience and going to miss everyone so much.You canâ€™t really describe in words what this experience has been like.Itâ€™s really like a culmination of four years of being together.Weâ€™ve been through so much at school during the past three yearsâ€¦classes, projects, field trips, plant walks, all nighters etc.It is such a different college experience being in a cohort of people through all your major classesâ€¦you really get to know people better.So hereâ€™s my shout out to Adam, Krystie, Shaun, Patty, Camille, Jenn Rivo, Matt R, Lance, Ricardo, Veronica, Kevin, Josh, Lesliâ€¦you guys are really some of the best friends Iâ€™ve ever had.Iâ€™m never going to forget all the times weâ€™ve had and all the memories that weâ€™ll have for a lifetime. You guys are real, true friends and I'm so glad that we got to share this experience together.I know that we only have a few more months together at school, but I know that we will make the most of our short time left.Wow, time really just flies by, doesnâ€™t it?Pretty soon, weâ€™ll all be off working out in the â€śreal worldâ€ť as adults.Back to reality, I guess.Well, enough of the doomsday talk.Thanks to everyone for the memoriesâ€¦thanks to everyone for your support and prayers while I was gone.I canâ€™t describe how much I appreciate all my family and friends that I have.I feel truly blessed that Iâ€™ve been able to have this experience and I canâ€™t wait to share it with you all.